English Class Observation Job Training Activities

B. Job Training Activities

1. English Class Observation

a The condition of the 3 rd grade students The writer did class observation at SD N 02 Bejen Karanganyar at the time of job training on February 1 st 2010. The writer taught the 1 st up to 6 th grade students, but the writer chooses the 3 rd grade students as the focus of observation. Physically, the condition of the classroom observed is good enough and conductive for teaching and learning activities. The class is provided with chairs, tables, whiteboard, a big fan, a clock, two lamps, map, cupboard, some pictures, and the other facilities. There are 75 students of the 3 rd grade, class A consists of 37 students and class B consists of 38 students. During the teaching and learning activity, sometimes the class was noisy, they were still talking each other or busy with their own activities when the teachers were explaining the lesson to them. However, when the writer warned them, they were silent and listened to the writ er’s explanation. Therefore, it can be said that the writer’s control management is very important to make classroom conductive. In the 3 rd grade class, they like activities that can make them happy such as singing a song or learning language through games. They are very enthusiastic when the writer asks them to sing a song that the writer writes on the whiteboard. Besides, they also always cooperate with the writer especially in answering the questions or doing the writer’s commands. b The Teaching Material Teaching material is one of the most important things in teaching and learning process. It is very helpful to organize the teaching activity, by providing a path through compact mass of the language to be learned. Besides, it also provides a stimulus in learning. The textbook, as a handbook, used by the English teacher for the 3rd grade students is Basic English 3, published by PT. Bumi Aksara. c The Evaluation System In order to know how far the students master the lesson, the teacher prepared the instrument of the evaluation that consists of some exercises, homework, and rehearsal test. In every unit of the handbook, the teacher provided the students with some exercises and homework. The homework usually was done before the new material. The teacher also conducted the rehearsal test after one topic or unit. The final semester exam was carried out together with the other subjects. The type of the test consists of short answer question, multiple choices, matching, and the others. d The Student’s Reaction Based on the observation, the writer could say that the students were interested in studying English; they were ready to follow the lesson. Every student has his own notebooks. They never forget to bring it in every meeting. When their teacher rechecked their homework, the teacher found all students did it. In the class, they were responsive and enthusiastic enough to follow the lesson. When the teacher writes the material on the whiteboard, the students copied them. Unfortunately, this condition did not last long; the next 20 minutes the students would feel bored to follow the lesson. They started to make noise by chatting with their friends and several students did not want to sit. It was caused by the teaching method that is used by the teacher was monotonous.

2. The Making of Lesson Plan